pal

PAL

abbr.

phase alternation (or alternating) line

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pal

 (păl) Informal

n.

A friend; a chum.

intr.v. palled, pal·ling, pals

To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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[Romani phral, phal, from Sanskrit bhrātā, bhrātr-, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: The word pal comes from the Indic language of the Romani people. First recorded in English in the second half of the 1700s, pal was borrowed from a Romani word meaning "brother, comrade," which occurs as phal in the Romani spoken in England and phral in the Romani spoken in continental Europe. The Romani speak an Indic language because they originally migrated to Europe from the border region between Iran and India. In other Indic languages we find related words meaning "brother," such as Hindu and Urdu bhāī, and they all come from Sanskrit bhrātā, which in turn traces its ancestry to the same Indo-European word that our word brother does.

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pal

(pæl)

n

1. a close friend; comrade

2. an accomplice

vb, pals, palling or palled

(intr; usually foll by with or about) to associate as friends

[C17: from English Gypsy: brother, ultimately from Sanskrit bhrātar brother]

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PAL

(pæl)

n acronym for

(Telecommunications) phase alternation line: a colour-television broadcasting system used generally in Europe

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pal

(pæl)

n., v. palled, pal•ling. Informal. n.

1. a close friend; comrade; chum.

v.i.

2. to associate as pals.

[1675–85; < English Romany: brother, mate, dissimilated variant of continental Romany phral « Skt bhrātṛ brother]

Pal.

Palestine.

pal.

1. paleography.

2. paleontology.

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pal

Past participle: palled
Gerund: palling

Imperative

pal

pal

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pal - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities buddy, chum, crony, sidekick, brother cobber - Australian term for a pal friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
Verb	1.	pal - become friends; act friendly towards chum up, pal up befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

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pal

noun (Informal) friend, companion, mate (informal), buddy (informal), comrade, chum (informal), crony, cock (Brit. informal), main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), boon companion We've been pals for years.

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pal

noun

1. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:

amigo, brother, chum, confidant, confidante, familiar, friend, intimate, mate.

Informal: bud, buddy.

Slang: sidekick.

2. Informal. One who shares interests or activities with another:

associate, chum, companion, comrade, crony, fellow, mate.

Informal: buddy.

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Translations

صَديقصَدِيقٌ

kamarád-ka

kammeratven

Kumpel

φιλαράκος

amigocolegacompinchecuatepana

kaveri

camaradecompagnoncompèrecopainpote

prijatelj

félagi

amico

友だち

친구

bičiuliškas

biedrsdraugs

makker

kompis

kumpel

camarada

друг

tovariš

kompis

เพื่อนสนิท

ahbaparkadaşyakın dost

bạn thân

伙伴

pal

[pæl] N → amigo/a m/f, compinche mf, cuate/a m/f (Mex) , pata mf (Peru)
be a pal! → ¡venga, pórtate como un amigo!
they're great pals → son muy amigos
old pals' act → acto m de amiguismo

pal up VI + ADV → hacerse amigos
to pal up with sb → hacerse amigo de algn

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PAL

[ˈpæl] n abbr (=phase alternation line) → PAL m

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pal

[ˈpæl] n (= friend) → copain (copine)mf
the boy who saved his best pal from drowning → le garçon qui a sauvé son meilleur copain de la noyade

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pal

n (inf) → Kumpel m (inf); OK, let’s be pals again → na gut, vertragen wir uns wieder!; be a pal! → sei so nett!; help me with this, there’s a pal → sei doch so nett und hilf mir dabei

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PAL

[pæl] n abbr (TV) =phase alternation line → PAL m

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pal

[pæl] n (fam) → amico/a

pal up vi + adv (fam) → far amicizia

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pal

(pӕl) noun

an informal word for a friend. My son brought a pal home for tea. vriend صَديق приятел amigo kamarád, -ka der Kumpel kammerat φίλοςamigo, colega semu رفیق kamu copain/-ine חבר मित्र dobar prijatelj haver teman félagi amico 仲よし 친구, 동무 bičiulis, draugužis draugs; biedrs kawan vriendkompis, kamerat kompan, kumpel ملګړی compincha tovarăş; prieten приятель kamarát, -ka prijatelj drugar kamrat, kompis เพื่อนฝูง arkadaş, ahbap 夥伴 приятель, товариш يار bạn 伙伴

ˈpally adjective

friendly. They've become very pally. vriendelik وُدّي، صَديق приятелски amigo kamarádský freundlich kammeratlig φιλικόςamigo sõbralik, sõbrutsev دوستانه kaverillinen copain avec qqn חברותי मित्रता prijateljski haverkodó bersahabat vinalegur amico 仲のよい 친한 bičiuliškas draudzīgs mesra vriendschappelijkkameratsligprzyjacielski, zaprzyjaźniony ملګړټیا amigo apropiat свойский kamarátsky prijateljski drugarski kamratlig, bundis ซึ่งเป็นมิตร dost, senli benli (俚)親密的 товариський, компанійський دوستانہ، يارانہ thân mật 亲密的

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pal

→ صَدِيقٌ kamarád ven Kumpel φιλαράκος compinche kaveri pote prijatelj amico 友だち 친구 makker kompis kumpel camarada друг kompis เพื่อนสนิท yakın dost bạn thân 伙伴

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